Photos and Quotes about a summer experience at Brandeis.
Summer Employment Opportunities
We will be conducting staff interviews in New York City on Monday January 30. If you live in NYC and wish to be considered for a summer position, please fill out our staff application and send your resume to highschool@brandeis.edu as soon as possible so we can arrange a meeting in person.
The following are the positions currently available for summer 2012. We will continue to post new openings as they are developed. Please read the job descriptions carefully before you begin your application. Please note that some of our positions are program-specific, and some of our positions span multiple programs. You will be asked on the application to indicate which program(s) you are interested in working for. When you begin your application you will be asked to create a login to our application system.
Office of High School Programs
BIMA and Genesis
June 25 - August 6, 2012
Community Educators
We have openings for both BIMA and Genesis community educators for summer 2012. The team of Community Educators lives with the participants and is responsible for designing and implementing a curriculum of experiential learning. Read the full community educator job description.
Internship Opportunities
Applications for our BIMA and Genesis internships are due January 16, 2012. All internships are full time residential positions.
BIMA Internship
This internship is designed for current juniors and seniors in college who are interested in learning and practicing arts education in a creative, diverse Jewish community. Read the full internship description.
Genesis Internship
This internship is designed for current juniors and seniors in college who are interested in learning and practicing experiential Jewish education in a creative, diverse Jewish community. Read the full internship description.
Impact Boston
June 18 - July 23, 2012
Group Educators
The Impact Boston Group Educators are residential educators and activists with a passion for service and Jewish service learning. The Group Educator works on site with the participants and is charged with the task of helping them integrate all of their various experiences into a deeper understanding of social action and service. This position is ideal for experienced, dynamic Jewish educators. Read the full job description.
Madrichim
Madrichim live in the dorms with participants and, in partnership with the Group Educators, make up the residential staff. Madrichim are responsible for driving teens and staff in 11-passenger vans to their daily service sites and other destinations. Madrichim will live in the dorms with the teens and other staff, and have responsibilities relating to dorm life and supervision. Madrichim will have a chance to engage in service and learning off campus with one of the Impact Boston site teams. This position is ideal for current juniors and seniors in college who are experienced van drivers and are interested in learning more about experiential Jewish education in a creative, diverse Jewish community. Read the full job description.
International Programs
June 12 - August 6, 2012 (approximate)
We are hosting two groups of Jewish Day School students from overseas- one from Vienna, and one from Sao Paulo. Students will participate in a "taste of" program including mini-courses based on BIMA and Genesis courses, and travel around the Boston area.
Programs Coordinator
The International Programs Coordinator will be the lead person responsible for implementing these programs, working with the students and overseeing the residential staff. An ideal candidate has experience leading a program and decent knowledge of Orthodox Judaism. Read the full job description.
Residential Staff
Residential Staff are college Juniors or Seniors who have experience in a residential program setting. Residential Staff live in the dorms with the foreign participants and take part in all activities and trips. Read the full job description.